BlogHide Resteemsdavelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 20 days agoSlogans aren’t bulletsBefore the election was called, Keir Starmer visited BEA systems at Barrow in Furness, the dockyard that builds and maintains the UK nuclear submarine fleet. He promised that a Labour Government’s…davelevy (42)in programming • 24 days agoLearning bash, and other languagesI made the mistake of claiming to be a bit of a whizz with bash. Someone wrote to me and asked me how I did that. The short answer is that I’ve been using it or its predecessors for a very long…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 24 days agoNo jokes Mr Mandelson!This article in the guardian, entitled, "‘You’ve got to be joking’: Mandelson dismisses prospect of UK rejoining EU” reports a speech by Peter Mandelson to the BCC in which he reinforces the…davelevy (42)in blogging • 2 months agoAre blogs still useful?In August 2009, I wrote an article questioning if blogs were losing their influence. In conversations over the last two weeks, I had reason to go back to it because I thought they were important…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 2 months agoPR in WalesI wrote, nearly two years ago, welcoming the change on the composition and size of the Welsh Senedd, or on Medium and was pointed today at what they’ve become . While using the…davelevy (42)in technology • 6 months agoSome thoughts on buy vs buildOne of the critical decisions taken when implementing software is the decision to build or buy. Photo by Desola Lanre-Ologu on Unsplash I have written elsewhere , about the approach I take…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 6 months agoOn ReferendaI attended UKiCE’s webinar on referendums. It is available on You Tube , or at sli.do and they said, in publicising the event, “The tumult that followed 2016 led many politicians and…davelevy (42)in software • 6 months agoDebt, depreciation or risk?by Kevin Ku from Unsplash : close up photo of eyeglasses When I first heard the phrase “Technical Debt”, I nearly fell of my chair, but recently, a couple of articles have reminded me together…davelevy (42)in goodfridayagreement • 6 months agoLiving with the TroublesLate last year, I visited the IWM and its “ Living with the Troubles” exhibition. I was 14 when the Government sent in the Army presented as protecting the civil rights marchers from a sectarian…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 6 months agoA response to Larry Elliot’s Guardian piece, from Another Europe.On 5 Dec The Guardian newspaper ran a rather provocative piece by Larry Elliot, which was bound to rile up those on the progressive side of Remain/Rejoin. Another Europe NC member Dave Levy i.e. me…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 6 months agoA party with socialists in itOver a year ago, I read Simon Hannah’s book, “A Party with Socialists in it, a history of the Labour Left.” I found it fascinating, informative, and well-paced. I read the 1st edition[1], which…davelevy (42)in europeanunion • 7 months agoThe (EU) reform train is at the platformThe Guardian reports, “European Commission president said Brexit could be fixed because leaders had ‘goofed it up’” This has caused some excitement in the Brexit fantasist camp. This article is…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 7 months agoArguments about PR in the UKI got involved in a debate, sort of. Labour has decided that FPTP weakens trust in politics, but that fixing it is not a first term priority; many careerists in the Party oppose changing the voting…davelevy (42)in history • 7 months agoTeaching about the British EmpireI rather enjoy the portfolio of videos made by Simon Whistler , and recently watched one on how the history of the British Empire is taught in British Schools . Like many, he tries to look…davelevy (42)in programmanagement • 7 months agoSoftware Programme ManagementIn my linkedin blog article, Strategy , I looked at three models, one on business strategy, one on programme governance, and one on IT architecture pattern selection. This blog looks at the…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 7 months agoThe popular will of the massesStarmer was glitter bombed at conference, the person that did this is part of the people demand democracy campaign who are campaigning for both proportional representation and a sortition based…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 8 months agoOnce upon time, about HE policyIn October, I visited the People's History Museum, it was a bit of a vanity trip as I was looking for any documents related to NOLS’s adoption of a comprehensive, as in wide ranging, education…davelevy (42)in ukpolitics • 8 months agoLabour and Britian in the WorldWhat happened at Labour’s 2023 Conference? I was in Liverpool for Labour’s Conference this year, with a balcony credential i.e. I could enter the conference, fringe rooms and exhibition hall. As…davelevy (42)in innovation • 8 months agoInnovation happens elsewhere!“The innovators dilemma” is a book by Clayton Christensen, first published in 1997. In it, he explores the paradox that successful companies that do everything right can still fail. The source of…davelevy (42)in economics • 8 months agoBrexit and modern supply side economicsI have just read Jonathan Portes’ review of Peter Foster’s book “What Went Wrong With Brexit?”. Foster was a Remainer, despite following in the footsteps of Boris Johnson as the Telegraph’s…
